B.V. Maria
B.V. Maria is a wayside shrine in Victoria, Gozo. B.V. Maria is situated nearby to the church Good Shepherd (Taċ-Ċawla), as well as near Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint George’s Basilica and Gozo Stadium.
Saint George’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St George's Basilica or the Basilica and Collegiate Parish Church of Saint George, also simply known in Maltese as San Ġorġ, is a historic Baroque church situated in the middle of Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago, and is surrounded by a maze of old narrow streets and alleys. Saint George’s Basilica is situated 1 km northwest of B.V. Maria.
Gozo Stadium
Stadium
Photo: MPN 1994, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gozo Stadium, formerly known as the Silver Jubilee Ground, is the main stadium of the island of Gozo, Malta. The Gozo Stadium, which is located in Xewkija, seats only 1,644 people but its standing areas at each end of its main stand ensure that the stadium can hold up to approximately 3,800 people, with 1,628 seated. Gozo Stadium is situated 1 km east of B.V. Maria.
Cathedral of the Assumption
Church
Photo: Laredawg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Cittadella of Victoria in Gozo, Malta. The cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, and has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo since the formation of the diocese in 1864. Cathedral of the Assumption is situated 1¼ km northwest of B.V. Maria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontana and Sannat.
Fontana
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fontana, as a local council, is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo, with a population of 985 people.
Sannat
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sannat is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo, with a population of 2,117 people. Ta' Sannat is in the south of Gozo, popular for its very high cliffs, ancient cart ruts, temples and dolmens, and rich fauna and flora.
Munxar
Village
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Munxar is an administrative unit of Malta, which lies on the southern side of the island of Gozo. As of March 2014, its population was 1,454 people. Close to this village, there is Xlendi Bay, a popular tourist resort engulfed in a fjord-like inlet amongst high cliffs.
B.V. Maria
- Type: Wayside shrine
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Category: historic site
- Location: Victoria, Gozo, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
36.03687° or 36° 2′ 13″ northLongitude
14.24507° or 14° 14′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8F8P26PW+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5319686951OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Good Shepherd (Taċ-Ċawla) and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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